French Excellence - Baccarat 10€ 900 Fine Silver Proof Coin

French Excellence - Sèvres 10€ 900 Fine Silver Proof Coin

For the second release of the French Excellence series, Monnaie de Paris worked with “Sèvres - Cité de la Céramique” – porcelain manufacturer founded in 1740 and celebrated its 275th anniversary in 2015.

This series’ coins were designed into a plate shape, as a tribute to Sèvres’ knowhow and tradition. The 10€ coin has in the centre a ceramic insert representing the centre of a plate. A portrait of Marie-Antoine is drawn, recalling the technique of paintings widely used on the Sèvres tableware. On the rim of the plate, we can find a frieze adapted from one of Sèvres’ designs, created for Louis XVI.